The New Fiscal Normal: Vaccinations, Debt, and Fiscal Adjustment in Emerging Economies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Óscar M. Valencia ◽  
Matheo Arellano ◽  
Matilde Angarita
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Fiscal Consolidation ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Fiscal Adjustment ◽  
High Return ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

What is the potential impact of vaccination programs and different fiscal adjustment scenarios on countries after suffering the macro-fiscal effects of the pandemic? We calibrate a DSGE model with an epidemiological module for the average Latin American and Caribbean economy that uses fiscal policy and vaccination to contain these effects. We nd that there is a trade-off in the application of one of these policies. Focusing on vaccination has a high return in saving lives and improving economic growth but a lower fiscal adjustment. We conclude that simultaneous vaccination and fiscal reform is a successful policy combination that helps countries mitigate the health effects of the pandemic, reduce the economic cost of fiscal policy, and move toward a path of fiscal consolidation.

scholarly journals Are migrants in/from emerging economies more entrepreneurial than natives?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maribel Guerrero ◽  
Vesna Mandakovic ◽  
Mauricio Apablaza ◽  
Veronica Arriagada
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Institutional Approach ◽  
Migrant Entrepreneurship ◽  
Academic Debate ◽  
Skilled Migrant

AbstractThe academic debate in migrant entrepreneurship has mainly focused on movements from emerging economies into developed economies. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that the highest impact is generated by migrants in/from emerging economies. To extend this academic discussion in the Latin-American context, this study investigates why migrants are more entrepreneurial than natives. By adopting the human capital and the institutional approach, we theorize that individual and environmental conditions produce selection/discrimination effects in the host labour market. Consequently, these effects influence migrants’ decision to become entrepreneurs. We tested our hypotheses using a sample of 13,368 adults between the ages of 18–64 based across the 16 Chilean regions. Our results showed that being a high-skilled migrant in a dynamic emerging economy is not a guarantee of success in the labour market, but it is a determinant of international and necessity-driven entrepreneurship. Several implications and a provocative discussion emerged from these findings.

The Strange Silence of Latin American Political Theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 147892992110233
Author(s):  
Cristian Pérez-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The Political ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Latin America And Caribbean ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Political theorists affiliated with Latin American and Caribbean academic institutions rarely publish in flagship journals or other important outlets of the discipline. Similarly, they are not members of the editorial boards of high-ranking, generalist or subfield journals, and their research is not included in the political theory canon of what students from other regions study. The aim of this article is not to explain the origins of this silence—though some possibilities are considered—but to describe some of the ways in which it manifests and why it matters. I argue that the exclusion or omission of Latin American and Caribbean voices is a negative outcome not only for Latin American and Caribbean political theorist but for the political theory subfield at large. In response, I defend a context-sensitive approach to political theory, which has the potential to provide greater voice to Latin American and Caribbean scholars while improving theoretical analysis of Latin America and Caribbean.

scholarly journals Applications of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Emphasis on Clostridioides difficile Infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 016-020
Author(s):  
Juliana Peloso Signorette ◽  
Rômulo Tadeu Dias de Oliveira ◽  
José Maria Montiel ◽  
Priscila Larcher Longo
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation ◽  
Fecal Microbiota ◽  
Intestinal Microbiome ◽  
National Library ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Fecal Transplantation ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Abstract Objective This study aimed to perform a comprehensive review of clinical trials using fecal microbiota transplantation in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection. Methods This manuscript reviews clinical studies published from 2003 to 2020 at the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO Brazil), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and US National Library of Medicine (MedLine/PubMed) databases using the descriptors antibiotic/antimicrobial, Clostridium difficile/Clostridioides difficile, intestinal microbiota/intestinal microbiome and fecal transplantation. Results Interventions on microbiota include the use of probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation as therapeutic methods. Results show that fecal microbiota transplantation is an excellent alternative for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infections.

Latin American and Caribbean botanic gardens: advances and challenges at national and regional levels

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Faggi ◽  
Maria Lúcia M.N. da Costa ◽  
Tânia S. Pereira ◽  
Teodolinda Balcázar Sol ◽  
Milcíades Mejía
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Latin American and Caribbean Forests in the 2020s: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ardila ◽  
Julia Arieria ◽  
Simone Carolina Bauch ◽  
Tathiana Bezerra ◽  
Allen Blackman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean
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